Pentagon to test new missile as US pulls out of nuclear treaty

The US military is set to test a new non-nuclear mobile-launched cruise missile developed specifically to challenge Russia in Europe, according to a senior US defense official

Washington .

The news comes as the US is expected to formally withdraw Friday from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty with Moscow, putting an end to a landmark arms control pact that has limited the development of ground-based missiles with a range of 500 to 5,500 kilometers. Analysts fear the US test will mark the start of a new arms race with Moscow.

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